106 minutes
4/28/1959
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
Chiezō Kataoka
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Yumiko Hasegawa
as Ohama / Otoyo
Satomi Oka
as Omatsu
Michiko Hoshi
as Okimi
Chizuru Kitagawa
as Ogin-sama
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Shichibei
Isao Yamagata
as Kamio Shuzen
Akitake Kōno
Sadako Sawamura
Harumi Urazato
as Okinu
Yoshiharu Ueki
Shin Tokudaiji
Ushio Akashi
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
Takeshi Osada
Masanori Takeda
Noboru Umezawa
Michimaro Otabe
Kazuo Tokita
Akira Kishii
as Yohachi
Reiji Tsumura
Shinichi Hamada
Shinnosuke Ogata
Haruhiko Nishi
Shūjirō Kijima
Kin'ya Suzuki
Toshikazu Sahashi
Utako Tamaki
Kisho Nomura
Chiyonosuke Azuma
as Komai Noto-no-kami
Kinnosuke Nakamura
as Utsugi Hyoma
Katsuya Ishimaru
Bokuzen Hidari
as Doan